Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,254, Jacob Foreman, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn
Foreman, Jacob
S. 32,254
CONTENTS

25/43 Indiana
Jacob Foreman of Boonville in the State of Indiana who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Reamer of the reg t commanded by _____ in the Indiana Penn. line for 6 months
Corrected Nov. 13, 1935. MISSE
Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana at the rate of 20 Dollars _____ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of Nov 1833 and James H Ray Indianapolis
Arrears to the 4th of Sep t 50 00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 March 10 00
$60.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Dan d Boyd Clerk,
Book 8 Vol. 7 Page 111
Date of death not Jan. 93

The State of Indiana Bacon County
On this 22 d day of October 1833 personally appeared in the Bacon Circuit Court now in session before the honorable Bethesda T. Morris President & William Knowdorthy & Jacob Johns Esquires his associates, Jacob Foreman a resident of the said County of Bacon in the State of Indiana, aged 75 or 76 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States, as a private under the following named Officer, and served as herein stated that in summer of the second year of the revolutionary war, he then being a resident of Reems town Currico township Lancaster County Pennsylvania, volunteered into a company commanded by Captain Reem, other officers names not now recollecting, to rendezvous at Lancaster in the county aforesaid for the purpose of guarding the powder house or magazine belonging to the continental Congress, and that he was so employed as such guard for the space of 120 months, when he received a written discharge from his Captain. He returned home just before harvest.
2 That the year succeeding the last mentioned tour

Still being a resident of the town of Leavenworth last mentioned, he was drafted in the summer after harvest to go to Lancaster to guard several hundred British prisoners, that in pursuance of such draft he entered the company commanded by Michael Overly which was made up & formed in Choclico Township or Currico Township in said County, that after the organization of the company he was marched 12 miles to the town of Lancaster where his company were kept to guard the British prisoners and he believes a number of Hessian prisoners were among them, but such is his want of recollection he cannot say how many of either were in the stockade, he recollects that while at Lancaster the Virginia troops passed through that place on their way towards Philadelphia, but their destination he does not now recollect. He does recollect that he was on guard at the Lancaster Jail one day where several British prisoners were confined, who had attempted to cut out of the stockade & had been detected. He served in the before mentioned company two months & was discharged by his captain.
3 In the latter part of the summer or for part of the fall of the fourth year, he believes, of the revolutionary war, he was again drafted while residing at the place where he was living at the time he was called to perform his two preceding tours of duty - to go to Lancaster to guard the Hessian prisoners who had been recently brought to that place - that in pursuance of such draft he entered into one Captain John Klinger's company under whom he was marched into Lancaster & under whom he served to guard said prisoners two months when he was again discharged. That the summer succeeding the last mentioned tour of duty he was again drafted & entered into Michael Overly Company. He was marched by said Captain

Michael O'neill towards Philadelphia from the same township before mentioned - that the Company was marched as far as one Reed's Tavern in the direction of Phil a & he thinks about a days and halfs march from his residence, when the Company were ordered back - that from the time he was called into service in this last mentioned tour of duty until he was discharged, he thinks he served two weeks - He also recollects of being called on & actually assembled with his Company, at or about the time of the battle of Brandywine, but before he marched, was discharged & returned home -
In answer to the several interrogatories, presented by the war department, he stated -
1 That he was born of German parents in Lancaster County Pennsylvania in 1758 or 1759 2 That he has no record of his age. 3 That he was living in Lancaster County Penn a when called to perform his several tours of duty - that after the revolution he moved to Dauphin County Penn a - from that County he moved to Mifflin County in the same state - from that County he moved to Cumberland County & from that place he moved to the State of Ohio - & from the State of Ohio he moved to the County of Brown Indiana where he now resides. 4 He believes he was drafted to perform the several tours of duty set forth except the first - 5 That he could not speak the English language when called into service - being no schoolman he was not very conversant with anything relating to the great events that were transpiring during the revolution, except his immediate duty - that from old age & consequent loss of memory he cannot recollect the names of any officers in the several companies in which he served except the foregoing - But he recollects a brigade in which he served under the name of Rabin the name of another officer at his time.

6 That he received discharges from the several Captains under whom he served for the several terms of service above recited. That he has long since lost his discharges - that he knows of no one living by whom he can prove his services, before recited. That he knows of no clergyman in his neighborhood who has had any acquaintance with him such as will acquaint with William Kenworthy one of the associate judges of the Boon Circuit Court and John Slocum Esquire of his present neighborhood who can testify as to his character for veracity & their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except to present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any state in the union or territory thereof.
Sworn & subscribed to the day & year first above written in Open court
David Hoover Clerk,
Mr William Kenworthy John Slocum Esquire
residing in the County of Boon contiguous hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob Foreman who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 75 or 76 years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
William Kenworthy John Slocum Esquire
Sworn & subscribed to in open court David Hoover Clerk,
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and the court further certifies that William Kenworthy, one of the associate judges of this court & John Slocum Esquire who have signed the preceding certificate, are residents of the County of Boon & are of the immediate neighborhood of the applicant & are credible persons & that their statement are entitled to credit.
I David Hoover Clerk of the Court of the County of Boon do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Jacob Foreman for a Pension. In Testimony Whereof have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 22 nd day of Oct 1853 David Hoover Clerk
Jacob Foreman 27 1/2 1776-6-120

Indiana, Set I William Shick, Secretary of State of the State aforesaid , certify that Alvin Mowry, who made the Certificate to the application of Jacob Foreman for a pension, hereby attached, was at the time of making the same, the Clerk of the Boone Circuit Court, which is a Court of record; And I further certify that I believe the seal attached to said Certificate is the genuine Seal of said Court, and that the signature annexed is the genuine signature of the said Alvin Mowry.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed the Seal of said State, at Indianapolis, this 23 rd day of October A.D. 1873.
W. Shick Secy of State

November 13, 1935
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Mrs. J. C. Jordan Colfax Indiana
BA-J/EEL Ans Jacob Foreman-S.32254
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Jacob Foreman and Harman Wyman, both pensioned in Boone County, Indiana.
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is impossible to comply with each request which requires much time and research. The record of Jacob Foreman is furnished you herein as found in the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.32254, based upon the military service in that war of that soldier. He served in the Pennsylvania Troops and has been erroneously listed as having served in the North Carolina Troops.
Jacob Foreman was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in 1758 or 1759. His parents were German, their names are not shown.
While residing in Reamstown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Jacob Foreman enlisted and served as a private with the Pennsylvania Troops as follows: "in the summer of the second year of the Revolution", two months in Captain Ream's Company and guarded the powder magazine at Lancaster; "after harvest" in the summer following, two months in Captain Michael Overly's Company and guarded British prisoners at Lancaster; in the latter part of the summer or early in the fall "of the fourth year of the Revolutionary War", two months in Captain John Uplinger's Company and guarded Hessian prisoners at Lancaster; the following summer, two weeks in Captain Michael Overly's Company. No dates are given for any of the above services.
After the Revolution, the soldier moved to Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; thence to Mifflin County, same state; thence to Cumberland County, state not given; from there to the state of Ohio; thence to Boone County, Indiana.
Could not identify any officer except Capt Ream. No soldier of that name in Pa archives as of Lancaster Co.

Jacob Foreman was allowed pension on his application executed October 22, 1833, while a resident of Boone County, Indiana.
There are no data as to soldier's family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Jacob Foreman(S.32254), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
Jacob Foreman, Certificate No. 25143, issued November 29, 1833, rate $20 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Indiana Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Colfax, Indiana, Oct. 19- 1935.
Veterans Administration:-
Please send me complete Revolutionary War record of Jacob Foreman , private, N. C. Militia. pensioned 1819 at the age of 78 - Boone, Co. Indiana - Yours Truly, Mrs. J. C. Jordan.

32254 Rev INVALID.
1935-Sept 13-Heir to Mrs J. Jordan Eh
File No. 32,254
Jacob Foreman Pin Rev 100
Act: Same for 32"
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 141
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Inda
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Jacob Foreman
Jacob Foreman Indiana.
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from 17th 6 months
$20
Washington City
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Jane M. Ray Indianapolis, Indiana
Secretary of War

24.61 2nd edition
Jacob Roseman Indiana
Boonville for 17 1/2 Pints 6 months
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Secretary at War
$92 Pension office
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James M. Ray Indianapolis, Indiana Revolutionary War

The declaration of Jacob Foreman of Boon County Indiana.
Papers or communications on the subject of the application to be forwarded to James M. Ray Esq. Clerk of the Court - Indianapolis
J. C. Edwards Esq.
C. Fletcher
Oct 25 1833